It does seem so, I`ve been using it for awhile now with no issues.

Thanks for the reply, and sorry for sounding unpolite, as stefan said, it was a *weird* way of translating, definatelly not intended as a harsh question.

Great to know the current beta is just as fine as a stable.

Hi mguttman,

You can install the portable version (INI version) of the beta (or any version) side-by-side with the current version.

However, I would recommend you to install the Installer version so that you will not have any issues with the file extension associations or shortcuts. The installer versions run faster than the portable versions. After you use the installer to install the beta version, if you are not satisfied with the new version, you can simply uninstall it, and install an older version. When you uninstall, the uninstaller will ask you whether you want to save your personal settings, and you can select 'Yes' to save all your settings. I do this kind of uninstall and install all the time, and there was no problem.

And, please don't worry about beta. I believe the current latest beta (v11.1.7) is very stable -- as stable as the current release version (v11.0.5), and there should be nothing to worry about. Because of a little nice new features available only on the new beta, I would definitely use the new version!

Thanks!

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Yutaka Emura
Developer of EmEditor
http://www.emeditor.com/

Yes,I strongly agree with mguttman！
In Windows Registry,I find,No matter version 3/4/5/.../10/11,EmEditor is always reg to "EmEditor v3" item.
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\EmSoft\EmEditor v3]
So it causes what mguttman said.
Maybe version 11 should reg to
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\EmSoft\EmEditor v11]
Than V.11 will be at peace with old version.
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btw,beta or no beta,in my mind,it just be a name,why mind too much.no use no bug findings.

This whole discussion about beta versions brought to my mind a feature request.

The reason I never tested beta versions of EE was the possibility of the new version crashing when the EE was run in a different environment(s) than what Yutaka tested it on. I resent the hassle brought on by the requirement to reinstall older versions.

However, if beta versions could be installed side-by-side with the production one I would gladly test each and every one of them! The reason why I would do it dear Salabim is that this way I might prevent future hassles when I do install the so called "production" version. You see, surprise surprise, "production" versions contain bugs too .

So, it is in your best interest to thoroughly test a new version in your environment!

And now for Yutaka: Is that a major change???

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Regards,
Meir

Salabim: Its not easy developing software. It takes time and effort. Having regular beta versions is more than you get with some software developers.

Salabim: it's done when it's done.
Your post is not that polite, but maybe it's your skill in english language?

Salabim: I think you're a bit out-of-line on this one. The stable releases come out plenty fast enough as far as I'm concerned.

This is IMHO an unkind remark. Why don't you just ignore the betas and wait for the "stable" one?

Can we *ever* expect another stable release please ?
Or will this beta cycle last for another year ?